Surety windlass for attachment to walls



June 5, 1923.

A. LANG SURETY WINDLASS FOR ATTACHMENT TO WALLS Filed Aug. 9, 1920 Patented June 5, 1923.

ANToN LANG, or MUNICH', BAVARIA, GERMANY. i

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Appiicauon filed August 9, 1920.1' serial N. 403,491.

(GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS or THE AcT or Manci-r3, 1921,

T o all 'whom t may concem f Be it known that I, ANTON LANG, a subject of the Free State VofBavaria, German Republic, residing at Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Frhlingstrasse 20, have invented certain new andl useful Improvements 1n Surety Windlasses for Attachment .to Walls `(for which I have filed applications in Austria, February 15,A 1920; Czechoslovakia,

l0 March 26, 1920; Germany, March 24C, 1918,

Patent No. 319,124, issued February 25,

1920; and Germany/,April 27, 1920, Patent No. 327,301, issued Oct. 9, 1920), of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n the `construction of windlasses in which a winding reel is mounted to rotate labout a wall bracket so that there will be `an unobstructed lield surroundingvthe periphery lof the reel in order that a cable may be extended therefrom at any desired angle.

In various forms of wind'lasses at present used, it is the practice to s o mount the reel `carrying the cable that several supporting arms lare found necessary to spa-n the .width of the reel itself 4and thenl extend radially toward the center to terminate in a bearing adapted to support the outer end of the shaft of the reel. It has also been found de siralole toienclose the mechanism operating the reel to exclude grit and' dirt from the moving parts and this has been carried out by providing a hollo-w housing adapted to be held against a wall plate and enclosing the reel and mechanism. An opening isfprovided in the periphery of the housing, to allow the cable to pass through.' In both of these constructions, above referred to, vit is not possible to extend lthe winding cable 4,0 from the reel at any desired angle and it is therefore the obj ect of the present invention to provide a support for al reel, adapted to receive the coils of a cable, from which the cable may be extended at any angle desired.

Further objects of this inventionwill appear throughout 'the specification and be clearly pointed out in the appended' claims.

The invention is illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing: wherein Fig.l 1, is a substantially vertical sectional view through one formof the invention; and Fig. 2, is a sectional view of a modified form of the'invention showing theoperating the springs Ibeing attachedto the free ends of the jaws 41 STAT. L., 1:1113.;j

mechanisml housed within the windingreel. Fig. 3 lis a sectional view of the brake mechamsm'taken lon Vlines 3-3 ofFigs. 1 and-*2.

vReferring tothe drawing-and especially to Figl 1, f denotes a wall bracket havingfa raised cylindrical central vportion f closed at its outer end `and provided-with a bearing adapted to receive one end of'shaft 0;. The

other end of this shaft a;y is supported in a' bearing z' carried bythe free end ofy asubstantially U shaped bridgel 'g the. opposite end of which is attached to the face ofthe cylindrical raised portion f. vA-reel or drum e adapted-to receive the coils 4of rope, chain, or cable and'having a finished bore etherein to turn aboutrthe periphery -of the cylindrical portionv f is providediwith parallel upstanding flanges, the

outermost ofwhich is flush-withthe closed.

end of the portionf when `rthereel 'eiis in operative` position. Y

`Secured 'to this outer facer` of the last named flange is anvannular ringl having its inner periphery provided with gear teeth Z. As shownfinvFig. 1, these teeth'Z mesh with the teeth ofan idler gear c loosely mounted on apin p projecting from the face of the cylindrical portion 7 and atA the opposite side of the shaft a from` they attached end ofbridge `Agl Theshaft a carries "a pinion gear u .closely/:adjacent the faceof the portion f and in mesh with the gear c; Intermediate the pinion ,u andthe bearing c' and mounted onthe shaft a' is a centrifugally .operated brake l) the mechanism of'which is more clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and, yand comprises arr annular wall `orflange having 'its outer surface provided with a series of vthe pivotedfjaws 0; so that the latter will swing outwardly under the lcentrifugal forcel ofthe revolving disc n. Thecoupling disc n is fixed to the shaft a which alsozcarries the pinion gear 'ain mesh with the idler gear c. Inrest position, i. e. when the reel is being wound4 up, the'jaws o are drawn in# wardly toward o', the opposite endsof the-latter and-the pivoted ends thereof. I/ihen it is deeach otherby the actionaof i to the outer free end of ing i sired to permit the load to descend the reel e rotates rapidly and through the gears c and u and shaft a the coupling disc n revolves with suiiicient speed' to cause the jaws 0 to swing outwardly against the inner wall of the brake flange b. operation will force the portion of the jaws adjacent their pivotal ends into engagement with the surrounding wall so that a braking action will take place between jaws themselves and stationary brake drum to reduce the speed of the coupling disc and reel. A housing preferably in the form of a hollow member 7c is secured at its open end to the outer face of the ring Z and completely encloses the entire operating mechanism. An opening located' centrally of the closed end of the housing c is adapted to bear loosely about the shaft a and closely adjacent the outer face of the bearing z'. In order to operate the moving parts to wind the reel e. in leither direction the shaft a is provided with a crank handle d the hub of which is keyed' or otherwise fastened this shaft.

Referring to the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 2, it will be noted that the mechanism for operating the parts is mounted within the reel instead ofr at the front as in Fig. l. The wall bracket designated 7 is but slightly raised at its inner face to provide a circular bearingl surface to receive the inwardly directed annular flange on the inner edge of the drum or reel e the outer edge of which is faced by an annular plate or disc 7c having a central opening therein adapted to bear about a bearing 2"-4. rIhis bearing i is an integral part of a stationary annular disc g supported at the outer ends 0f standards or bridge pieces g" secured at their other ends to the face of the wall bracket ff. Mounted axially 0f the reel et and having one end bearing in an opening in thel wall bracket f and its opposite end extending through theA bearing. is ashaft a provided with a cone shaped enlargement spaced a short dis* tance from its inner end. A sleeve s surrounding the shaft a and bearing at its outer surface against the innerperiphery of the bearing z' is provided with a series of raised vthreads m at the inner end thereof and adjacent the face of the cone shaped portion of the shaft a. The opposite end of the sleeve s projecting beyond the bearcarries a-crank handle CZ the hub of which is secured to the sleeve by means of a set'screw. The portion ofthe shaft a extending beyond the cone shaped portion and adjacent the face of the wall bracket is provided with a toothed pinion a keyed thereto and meshing with. an idler gear c loosely mounted on a pin p projecting from the face of the bracket fr. An internally toothed portion Z is provided on the reel c adjacent the inside bearing flange and is constantly in mesh with the teeth of the idler gear c.

To control the rotary movements of the reel e a brake casing t having an internally threaded portion adapted to ride over the threads m of the spindle s is provided with an annular flange 'extending parallel to the axis thereof; said flange being provided with a continuous series of ratchet teeth t extending externally about its periphery. In order to prevent rotation of the brake casing Z2 except in one direction a pawl L is pivoted on one of the standards g and engages the ratchet teeth t. The edge of the flange on the brake casing is provided with a beveled marginal portion adaptedto move into engagement with the flange of a coupling' disc n the hub of which is mounted to turn with the cone shaped portion of the shaft ai. lWhen the device is in rest position the brake casing b is held against the coupling disc n by pressure exerted from a coiled flat spring Q, one end of which is secured to a ring r onl the spindle S and the other end of which engages with a portion of an outwardly projecting annular flangey of the brake casing b. This spring Q is intended to rotate the brake casing o on the screw threads m and in a direction towards the coupling disc n whereby the two members will be normally held together.

As hereinafter more fully lowering operation required to release the parts is effected b y reversing the direction of rotation of the handle (lf, i. e. a counter clockwise direction, whereupon the brake casing will move axially away from the disc n rand the latter will be forced to rotate very rapidly through the gears 0 and u and reel e the latter being rotated by the unwinding cable. In order to prevent a too rapid counter rotation of the parts the coupling disc a is provided with extensible jaws 0 which move radially under the centrifugal force of the revolving disc and engage against the inner periphery of the brake casing the latter being llocked against rotation in a counter direction due to the pawl 7L and ratchet teeth t". To vfurtlierbring about a slowing down of the peripheraly speed of the reel e by more. lse-` curely fixing the position of the brake casing 7) the inner face of the .plate (/r is provided with a raised annular surface or ring fc against which the edge of' theliange is brought into contact as vthe latten moves axially away from the disc n.

ln operation the two forms of the. device are controlled in substantially the same manner. but inasmuch. as the sectional showingin Fig. 2, is morev fully developed reference. will: be made tothis figure in the following: To wind the coils of a cablev about the reel e the crank handle cl will be turnedin a clockwise direction whereupon the sleeve s described,l the cable for a succeeding load is subsequently carried out. .This operation is brought about by turning the handle d in the reverse or counter clockwise direction a movement which rotates the spindles and moves the brake casing b over the threads m and away from the coupling disc n. In the meantime,

however, the pawl h has held the brake case named gear,

ing from rotation and the engagement of the serrated edges of b and. has made further movement of casing impossible. Resistance having been removed from the coupling disc n the load at the end of the cable will tend to unwind the latter and at the same time cause the parts to revolve very rapidly. As hereinbefore explained the rapid rotation of the reel e, gears u and c is checked and held in control by thek action of the jaws o against the stationary brake casing b. To completely check the unwinding of the cable it is simply necessary to turn the handle d clockwise a slight distance to rigidly engage the Vbrake casing and the coupling disc together. v

I claim:

1. In a windlass of t a wall bracket' having an annular bearing surface, a reel associated with said bearing surface, operating means carried on the Iface of said bearing surface and connected to said reel for imparting'rotary'movement to the latter, a cover member associated with the reel and adapted to cover the said'operating means, said operating means beingprovided with a projecting member adapted to project through ceive a handle. y y

2. In awindlass of the character described, a wall bracket having a raised centrally located annular portion, a driving shaft mounted in said raised portion, a bearing for the outer end of said shaft, a reel mounted to rotate about said raised annular portion, a gear carried by the shaft, gear mechanism carriedv by said raised portion of the wall bracket and in mesh with said first teeth integral with the said reel and adapted to mesh with said gear mechanism, and a cover member associated with the reel and having an opening therein to e character described,A

an opening in the cover to re-` embrace the bearing about the shaft,

y 3. In awindlass of the character described. a wall bracket having an annular bearing surface, a reel associated withsaid bearing surface, means for rotating said reel in one direction, comprising a ally of theshaft mounted mi.y bracket and connected to said reel, and a clutch mechanism carried by said kshaft and adapted to impart rotary movement thereto when operatedv in one direction and to permit free rotary movement of the reel and shaft when'rotated in theopposite Y direction.

4. A windlass, as claimed in claim v3, in

which the clutch mechanism comprises, aj

sleeve carried by the shaft and having a spiral thread at one end, a movable clutch member mounted on said thread of'said sleeve, Vand a second clutch member fixed to the. shaft and adapted to be engaged-by the movable member when the sleeve is being driven in one direction, substantially as described.

5. A windlass, asyclaimed in claim 3, in which the clutch mechanism comprises a sleeve carried by the shaft and having a spiral thread at one end, a movable clutch mem-` ber mounted on said thread of the sleeve, a second clutch member xed to the shaft, a handle for rotating the sleeve, means carried by the saidbracket for supporting the outer end of the between the last means and the movable clutch `member for locking the latter against movement in one rotary direction, substantially [as described.

sleeve, and means disposed 6. A windlass, as claimed in claim 3, in i which the clutch mechanism comprises a clutch member movable axially ofsaid shaft,

means for driving vthe said member'in one rotary direction, a second clutch member carried by the shaft and adapted to ,be engaged by the first clutch member, and brake members carried by the second clutch member and centrifugally operated to engage the 1,05

second member and brake the rotary speed of the rst member when the latter is being operatedby the unwinding action of'thereel, the first clutch member being'provided with meansto engage aV fixed `p art of thedevice to prevent quently to vtwo clutch members, substantially as described.

VIn testimony whereof ture in presence of two rotary movement thereof subse- I aflixed` myf'signawitnesses.

Witnesses y PAUL DREY, 1 y Y 53p ANNA NIEDERMAIOI.

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